Alexander I. Barden lost his life on June 9, 1917 in the Granite Mountain Speculator Mine Fire, along with 167 other men. It was the worst hard-rock mining disaster in American History.
Taken from State of Montana Certificate of Death File No. 21827 (from Familysearch.org):
PLACE OF DEATH: Spec. Mine, Silver Bow County, City of Butte
FULL NAME: Alex Borden
SEX: M.
COLOR: W.
AGE: ?
OCCUPATION: Miner
BIRTHPLACE: Austria
NAME OF FATHER: Unknown
BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER: Unknown
NAME OF MOTHER: Unknown
BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER: Unknown
INFORMANT: Vero Borden
ADDRESS: 801 High Ore Terrace
DATE OF DEATH: 6/9/17
CAUSE OF DEATH: Asphysciation [sic] from gas & smoke in mine fire accidental
PLACE OF BURIAL: Mt. View
DATE OF BURIAL: 6/15/17
From the Anaconda Standard, Friday, June 15, 1917 (from Genealogybank.com):
"BORDEN-Funeral services for Sam and Alexander Borden will take place at Sherman & Reed's funeral parlors tomorrow afternoon at an hour to be announced later. Final services will be held in the Greek church. Interment in Mount Moriah cemetery."
NOTE: Although the death certificate says his birthplace was Austria, the World War I Draft Registration Card completed just days before his death states he was born in Greece.
Taken from State of Montana Certificate of Death File No. 21827 (from Familysearch.org):
PLACE OF DEATH: Spec. Mine, Silver Bow County, City of Butte
FULL NAME: Alex Borden
SEX: M.
COLOR: W.
AGE: ?
OCCUPATION: Miner
BIRTHPLACE: Austria
NAME OF FATHER: Unknown
BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER: Unknown
NAME OF MOTHER: Unknown
BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER: Unknown
INFORMANT: Vero Borden
ADDRESS: 801 High Ore Terrace
DATE OF DEATH: 6/9/17
CAUSE OF DEATH: Asphysciation [sic] from gas & smoke in mine fire accidental
PLACE OF BURIAL: Mt. View
DATE OF BURIAL: 6/15/17
From the Anaconda Standard, Friday, June 15, 1917 (from Genealogybank.com):
"BORDEN-Funeral services for Sam and Alexander Borden will take place at Sherman & Reed's funeral parlors tomorrow afternoon at an hour to be announced later. Final services will be held in the Greek church. Interment in Mount Moriah cemetery."
NOTE: Although the death certificate says his birthplace was Austria, the World War I Draft Registration Card completed just days before his death states he was born in Greece.
Alexander I. Barden lost his life on June 9, 1917 in the Granite Mountain Speculator Mine Fire, along with 167 other men. It was the worst hard-rock mining disaster in American History.
Taken from State of Montana Certificate of Death File No. 21827 (from Familysearch.org):
PLACE OF DEATH: Spec. Mine, Silver Bow County, City of Butte
FULL NAME: Alex Borden
SEX: M.
COLOR: W.
AGE: ?
OCCUPATION: Miner
BIRTHPLACE: Austria
NAME OF FATHER: Unknown
BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER: Unknown
NAME OF MOTHER: Unknown
BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER: Unknown
INFORMANT: Vero Borden
ADDRESS: 801 High Ore Terrace
DATE OF DEATH: 6/9/17
CAUSE OF DEATH: Asphysciation [sic] from gas & smoke in mine fire accidental
PLACE OF BURIAL: Mt. View
DATE OF BURIAL: 6/15/17
From the Anaconda Standard, Friday, June 15, 1917 (from Genealogybank.com):
"BORDEN-Funeral services for Sam and Alexander Borden will take place at Sherman & Reed's funeral parlors tomorrow afternoon at an hour to be announced later. Final services will be held in the Greek church. Interment in Mount Moriah cemetery."
NOTE: Although the death certificate says his birthplace was Austria, the World War I Draft Registration Card completed just days before his death states he was born in Greece.
Taken from State of Montana Certificate of Death File No. 21827 (from Familysearch.org):
PLACE OF DEATH: Spec. Mine, Silver Bow County, City of Butte
FULL NAME: Alex Borden
SEX: M.
COLOR: W.
AGE: ?
OCCUPATION: Miner
BIRTHPLACE: Austria
NAME OF FATHER: Unknown
BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER: Unknown
NAME OF MOTHER: Unknown
BIRTHPLACE OF MOTHER: Unknown
INFORMANT: Vero Borden
ADDRESS: 801 High Ore Terrace
DATE OF DEATH: 6/9/17
CAUSE OF DEATH: Asphysciation [sic] from gas & smoke in mine fire accidental
PLACE OF BURIAL: Mt. View
DATE OF BURIAL: 6/15/17
From the Anaconda Standard, Friday, June 15, 1917 (from Genealogybank.com):
"BORDEN-Funeral services for Sam and Alexander Borden will take place at Sherman & Reed's funeral parlors tomorrow afternoon at an hour to be announced later. Final services will be held in the Greek church. Interment in Mount Moriah cemetery."
NOTE: Although the death certificate says his birthplace was Austria, the World War I Draft Registration Card completed just days before his death states he was born in Greece.
Inscription
ALEX I. BARDEN
1892-1917
JAKOV M. BARDEN
1893-1917
BOTH KILLED JUNE 9, 1917
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